Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Dates 4 – 4 September 1972
Non-medal Events 4

Badminton would become an Olympic medal sport in 1992 but it was held as a demonstration sport for the only time at the 1972 München Olympics. There were men’s and women’s events in singles and a men’s and mixed doubles event. The fields were small, but the competition was high-level with most of the world’s top players competing. The events were held at the Volleyballhalle in the Olympiapark in München.

Non-medal events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Singles, Men Olympic (non-medal) 4 September 1972 8 8
Doubles, Men Olympic (non-medal) 4 September 1972 14 8
Singles, Women Olympic (non-medal) 4 September 1972 8 7
Doubles, Mixed Olympic (non-medal) 4 September 1972 14 7
25 (17/8) 11 (10/7)